"of Doctor of Letters for her work as a champion for children’s literature and for her involvement with the education sector. The titles that were historically published under the Tamarind Books imprint are now part of the Puffin and Ladybird lists. Tamarind Books Tamarind Books was a small independent publisher specialising in picture books, fiction and non-fiction featuring black and Asian children and children with disabilities. It was founded in 1987 with the mission of redressing the balance of diversity in children’s publishing, and is now an imprint of Random House Children’s Books UK. Tamarind Books was founded by Grenada-born"
"Roc Books Roc Books is a fantasy imprint of Penguin Group, as part of its New American Library. It was launched in April 1990 after Penguin Chairman Peter Mayer asked John Silbersack, the editor in chief of New American Library's science-fiction program, to launch a new imprint that would draw more attention to Penguin's SF presence. The name Roc Books was chosen as a homage to Penguin's many famous bird-named publishing imprints. Roc was named after the enormous predatory bird of the Arabian Nights. After Penguin's merger with G.P. Putnam's Sons the imprint was aligned with Ace books and the"
"Puffin Books Puffin Books is a longstanding children's imprint of the British publishers Penguin Books. Since the 1960s, it has been among the largest publishers of children's books in the UK and much of the English-speaking world. The imprint now belongs to Penguin Random House, a subsidiary owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann and the British publishing company Pearson plc. Four years after Penguin Books had been founded by Allen Lane, the idea for Puffin Books was hatched in 1939, when Noel Carrington, at the time an editor for ""Country Life"" books, met him and proposed a series of"
"a 2013 pick for their Best Books for Babies list. Cousins' character, Maisy, was featured on a postage stamp published by the U.S. Postal Service in their 2006 Favorite Children's Book Animals Series. Cousins won a Booktrust Best Book Award (BBA) in 2014 for ""Peck,Peck,Peck"". Lucy Cousins Elizabeth 'Lucy' Cousins (born 10 February 1964) is an English author and illustrator of children's books. She is best known for her books featuring Maisy Mouse, but she has also published other children's books, such as ""Jazzy in the Jungle"" (2002) and one about Noah's Ark. She lives in Hampshire, England. Cousins, whose"
"""Spider"", there's ""Babybug"", ""Ladybug"", and ""Cricket"". The last four magazines are a line of non-fiction collections devoted to the sciences, arts and humanities: ""Cicada"", ""Click"", ""Ask"", and ""Muse"". Spider (magazine) Spider is an illustrated literary magazine designed for children from 6 to 9 years old. Started in January 1994, the magazine is published in the United States by The Cricket Magazine Group, which is owned by the Carus Publishing Company. The headquarters of the magazine is in Chicago, Illinois. The magazine tells original short stories, poems, nonfiction articles, activities, games and illustrations from world famous authors. It also has art"
"it publishes include Melvin Burgess, Max Velthuijs, Ralph Steadman, Quentin Blake, Jeanne Willis and Emma Chichester Clark. Possibly the most well-known character on the list is Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, created by David McKee Andersen Press Andersen Press is a British book publishing company. It was founded in 1976 by Klaus Flugge, and was named after Hans Christian Andersen. Random House has a holding in the company and has a strong association with Andersen. The first book on the list was Goldilocks and the Three Bears by the then newly discovered Tony Ross, who wrote the popular children's series The"
"interest in collecting, often by adults who were children when Ladybird was in its heyday in the 1960s and early 1970s. A great many second-hand Ladybird books are available and it can be an inexpensive hobby. Ladybird Books Ladybird Books is a London-based publishing company, trading as a stand-alone imprint within the Penguin Group of companies. The Ladybird imprint publishes mass-market children's books. It is an imprint of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann and British publishing company Pearson plc. The company traces its origins to 1867, when Henry Wills opened a bookshop in Loughborough, Leicestershire."
"The Google Book The Google Book is an illustrated book of children's verse by Vincent Cartwright Vickers. Originally published in 1913 by J. & E. Bumpus, Limited, London, at Vickers' expense in a limited edition of 100 copies, it was later issued in a trade edition by the Medici Society in London in 1931. It was republished by Oxford University Press in 1979. The coincidence of the name being the same as Google the well-known Internet corporation has stimulated comment. The book has surrealist illustrations of various imaginary birds, such as the Poggle and the Swank, alongside short poems about"
"of original and adapted works based upon the franchise and continues to publish a new novel every month. The author credited for one of the Buffy products is Gertrude Pocket, a reference to the company's kangaroo logo (The Buffy novels are now published by Simon Spotlight Entertainment, another division of Simon & Schuster). Pocket Books is also the division that currently owns publication rights to the well-known work of James O'Barr, ""The Crow"". Pocket Books Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books. Pocket Books produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America"
"Books (as well as its imprints Sumach-Red Books and Rag Man Books) include: Blooming Twig Books Blooming Twig Books is an independent publisher of fiction and non-fiction books. It was founded in 2005 by Kent Gustavson, and the name of the company was derived from the direct translation (from Swedish to English) of Blomquist, his mother’s maiden name. Blooming Twig publishes books and audio in genres such as Motivation, Business, Psychology, Children's Fiction and Nonfiction, History, and General Nonfiction, as well as Adult Nonfiction, Self-help, Family, and Education. Blooming Twig has released hundreds of titles, and believes in supporting independent"
"Andersen Press Andersen Press is a British book publishing company. It was founded in 1976 by Klaus Flugge, and was named after Hans Christian Andersen. Random House has a holding in the company and has a strong association with Andersen. The first book on the list was Goldilocks and the Three Bears by the then newly discovered Tony Ross, who wrote the popular children's series The Little Princess. The Andersen Press list now consists of over 1000 published titles, the majority of which are still in print. Andersen Press specialises in picture books and children’s fiction and the authors that"
"Ladybird Books Ladybird Books is a London-based publishing company, trading as a stand-alone imprint within the Penguin Group of companies. The Ladybird imprint publishes mass-market children's books. It is an imprint of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann and British publishing company Pearson plc. The company traces its origins to 1867, when Henry Wills opened a bookshop in Loughborough, Leicestershire. Within a decade he progressed to printing and publishing guidebooks and street directories. He was joined by William Hepworth in 1904, and the company traded as Wills & Hepworth. By August 1914, Wills & Hepworth had"
"Schuster/Shadow Mountain Publishing ""The Creature from My Closet"" Series—Macmillan Publishing ""Pillage"" Trilogy—Shadow Mountain Publishing ""Beyond Foo""—Shadow Mountain Publishing ""Witherwood Reform School"" (Macmillan Publishing) ""Geeked Up""—Macmillan Publishing ""Mutant Bunny Island""—Harper Collins ""Wizard For Hire""–Shadow Mountain Publishing Obert Skye Obert Skye is the pseudonym of Robert Farrell Smith. He is a bestselling American children's writer known for the ""Leven Thumps"" series, the ""Pillage"" trilogy,[1] and ""The Creature from My Closet"" series. He is also the author of ""Witherwood Reform School"" and ""Beyond Foo"". Skye is known for novels that emphasize the power of imagination and importance of discovering the impossible in the"
"children's literature as the publisher's art director. The company's logo of a bear holding a candle was designed by Helen Oxenbury. The company have supported Bliss, the special care baby charity since 2008. Walker Books Walker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase. The company published 18 books in 1980 and now publishes 300 books per year. In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ""Where's Wally?"" series enabled the company to expand into the American market, starting a sister company called Candlewick Press in 1991. In 1993,"
"Grosset & Dunlap Grosset & Dunlap is a United States publishing house founded in 1898. The company was purchased by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1982 and today is part of Penguin Random House through its subsidiary Penguin Group. Today, through the Penguin Group, they publish approximately 170 titles a year, including licensed children's books for such properties as Miss Spider, Strawberry Shortcake, Super WHY!, Charlie and Lola, Nova the Robot, Weebles, Bratz, Sonic X, The Wiggles, and Atomic Betty. Grosset & Dunlap also publishes ""Dick and Jane"" children's books and, through Platt & Munk, ""The Little Engine That Could."""
"Babybug Babybug is an illustrated magazine of literature and art for children ages 6 months to 3 years. It is published in the United States by The Cricket Magazine Group, a division of Carus Publishing Company, 9 times a year, every month except for combined May/June, July/August, and November/December issues. ""Babybug"" was launched in 1995 by Marianne Carus, Editor-in-Chief of ""Cricket"" magazine, in order to provide a magazine for infants and toddlers and a precursor to ""Ladybug"". The magazine has its editorial offices in Chicago, Illinois. ""Babybug"" offers a regular series, “Kim and Carrots,” written and illustrated by Clara Vulliamy,"
"Spider (magazine) Spider is an illustrated literary magazine designed for children from 6 to 9 years old. Started in January 1994, the magazine is published in the United States by The Cricket Magazine Group, which is owned by the Carus Publishing Company. The headquarters of the magazine is in Chicago, Illinois. The magazine tells original short stories, poems, nonfiction articles, activities, games and illustrations from world famous authors. It also has art and writing contests in each issue and publishes work created by its readers. The magazine is published every month, except for combined May–June, July–August, and November–December issues. Every"
"Blooming Twig Books Blooming Twig Books is an independent publisher of fiction and non-fiction books. It was founded in 2005 by Kent Gustavson, and the name of the company was derived from the direct translation (from Swedish to English) of Blomquist, his mother’s maiden name. Blooming Twig publishes books and audio in genres such as Motivation, Business, Psychology, Children's Fiction and Nonfiction, History, and General Nonfiction, as well as Adult Nonfiction, Self-help, Family, and Education. Blooming Twig has released hundreds of titles, and believes in supporting independent and first-time authors. Awards won by works and authors distributed by Blooming Twig"
"The Chicken House The Chicken House is a publishing company owned by Scholastic Corporation, specialising in children's fiction. Founded in 2000 by Barry Cunningham and Rachel Hickman as Chicken House Publishing, it was bought by Scholastic in 2005. It has introduced many new successful authors, including Cornelia Funke, Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams, Kevin Brooks, Lucy Christopher, Rachel Ward, M. G. Leonard and Rachel Grinti. It is the UK publisher of the multi-million bestselling Maze Runner series. The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition was launched in 2008 by Chicken House and ""The Times"" newspaper. The annual competition is for full"
"Roald Dahl, Joan Aiken, Leon Garfield and Spike Milligan. After the 2009 re-launch, contributors included Charlie Higson, Cathy Cassidy and Michael Morpurgo. Puffin Books Puffin Books is a longstanding children's imprint of the British publishers Penguin Books. Since the 1960s, it has been among the largest publishers of children's books in the UK and much of the English-speaking world. The imprint now belongs to Penguin Random House, a subsidiary owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann and the British publishing company Pearson plc. Four years after Penguin Books had been founded by Allen Lane, the idea for Puffin Books was"
"Gecko Press Gecko Press is an independent publisher of children’s books based in Wellington, New Zealand. The company was founded in 2005 by Julia Marshall, formerly of Appelberg Publishing Agency. Gecko Press publishes English translations of popular books from countries including France, Taiwan, Sweden, Japan, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands. Gecko Press also publish 2–4 original titles each year. Gecko Press has published and translated a wide range of children’s book authors and illustrators. These include: Gecko Press publishes fiction and non-fiction books for children. Some of its most successful books to date include: Duck, Death and the Tulip, which"
"of the Year Award and the IRA Children's Book Award Notables. The books have been translated into Chinese, with even the extensive signage in the artwork being translated. Ace Lacewing Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective is a series of children's books written and illustrated by David Biedrzycki. Each book follows Ace Lacewing, an anthropomorphic insect detective, on his latest crime solving caper. In his adventures, Ace is frequently accompanied by his girlfriend Xerces Blue, a butterfly, and Sergeant Zito the Mosquito. The series has been influenced heavily by film noir and the American private eye school of detective fiction, the visual"
"laminated to the actual book. There were two types of the penguin Observer's books, Bloomsbury Observer's, and Claremont Observer's, (of which there were only 12 different editions). Below is a list of all the original Observer's books with the dates of their first editions, and two pictures of Observer's books. Frederick Warne & Co Frederick Warne & Co is a British publisher famous for children's books, particularly those of Beatrix Potter, and for its Observer's Books which have gained a cult following. It is an imprint of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann and British publishing"
"Nosy Crow Nosy Crow is a prize-winning independent children's publisher, based in London. The company was founded in 2010 by Kate Wilson, formerly MD of Macmillan Children’s Books and Group MD of Scholastic UK Ltd. In 2017, the company was named Children’s Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards and Children’s Publisher of the Year at the Independent Publishers Guild Awards. As of 2017, Nosy Crow is the UK's 13th largest children's publisher, according to Nielsen BookScan data. Nosy Crow was founded in 2010 and published its first book in January 2011. In its first year of publishing,"
"as its emblem. The publisher of paperbacks, Penguin Books, introduced a range of books for children under the Puffin Books brand in 1939. At first these were non-fiction titles but these were soon followed by a fiction list of well-known authors. The demand was so great that Puffin Book Clubs were introduced in schools to encourage reading, and a children's magazine ""Puffin Post"" was established. There is a tradition on the Icelandic island of Heimaey for the children to rescue young puffins, a fact recorded in Bruce McMillan's photo-illustrated children's book ""Nights of the Pufflings"" (1995). The fledglings emerge from"
"Mascot Books Mascot Books is a full-service, multi-genre, independent book publisher and It is a hybrid publishing company headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. The company publishes a variety of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, children's, cookbooks, and coffee table books. Naren Aryal co-founded Mascot Books in 2003 with the publication of ""Hello, Hokie Bird"", a children's book about his alma mater's mascot. After a successful initial title, Aryal left his job as a corporate attorney to start Mascot Books. Since inception, the business has published more than 2,500 titles. Mascot Books was recently featured in ""The Washington Post,"" ""USA Today"", and"
"words Penguin Random House bookended by orange (as a tribute to the original colors of Penguin). For the 250 or so imprints this design would display their traditional logo image to the left of the Penguin Random House words. The logo was introduced in an animated video showcasing various imprints. DK (Dorling Kindersley) was founded in London in 1974 and is a reference publisher focusing on non-fiction for adults and children. As of 2015 DK also has official publishing relationships with Angry Birds, Lego, Marvel, and ""Star Wars"". Crown Publishing was founded in 1933 as the Outlet Book Company, a"
"Conlan Press Conlan Press is an American publishing company that markets a variety of fantasy books, art books, and graphic novels. The company was formed in 2005 by Connor Freff Cochran to promote the works of Peter Beagle, author of the 1968 book ""The Last Unicorn"", which was adapted into a popular 1982 animated film of the same title. In 2014, Conlan enlisted the services of Public Relations professional Reece Mack to assist with the public perception of The Last Unicorn movie and Conlan itself. Reece resigned after Conlan refused to resolve complaints and upon Beagle filing his lawsuit. In"
"to scare the monster away. This books illustrations are also drawn with ink and pen. Kids Can Press published this Children’s Book in 2011. Founded in 1973 and Headquarters located in Toronto, Ontario. ""Kids Can Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Ontario, through the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s Ontario Book Initiative; the Ontario Arts Council; the Canada Council for the Arts; and the Government of Canada, through the BPIDP, for our publishing activity."" Ten Birds Ten Birds is a picture book written and illustrated by Cybèle Young and published in 2011. The children’s fable is about ten"
"Firebird Books Firebird Books (launched January 2002) is an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., publishing mainly paperback reprint editions of science fiction and fantasy for teenagers and adults. It was created by Sharyn November, one of the few children's book editors who works with teenagers. In the process, she discovered that some of her best readers loved speculative fiction, and were going into the adult genre sections of bookstores and libraries in order to find it. Firebird has quickly become the most recognizable imprint of its kind, and Sharyn November was named a World Fantasy Award Finalist in both"
"issue of ""Spider"" is 40 pages long and includes a few recurring sections throughout every magazine. Notably, there is an illustrated cast of insects that appear in the margins of every page, similar to a comic strip. They include Ophelia the praying mantis, Sam the caterpillar, Sonya the damselfly, Thistle the weevil, Miro the French mushroom, and Spider the spider, who the magazine is named after. The bugs are involved in their own story line throughout each issue, but they also comment on the articles or stories above them. Each insect also has their own personality and specific interest, which"
"""The Costco Connection"". Mascot Books Mascot Books is a full-service, multi-genre, independent book publisher and It is a hybrid publishing company headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. The company publishes a variety of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, children's, cookbooks, and coffee table books. Naren Aryal co-founded Mascot Books in 2003 with the publication of ""Hello, Hokie Bird"", a children's book about his alma mater's mascot. After a successful initial title, Aryal left his job as a corporate attorney to start Mascot Books. Since inception, the business has published more than 2,500 titles. Mascot Books was recently featured in ""The Washington Post,"""
"include: the Royal Ontario Museum, the Ontario Science Centre, the Federation of Ontario Naturalists, the National Museum, the Museum of Nature, World Wildlife and the National Hockey League. Kids Can Press books have received critical acclaim and numerous nominations and awards. Some highlights include: Kids Can Press Kids Can Press is a Canadian owned publisher of children's books, with a list of over 500 picture books, non-fiction and fiction titles for toddlers to young adults. The Kids Can Press list includes characters such as Franklin the Turtle—the single most successful publishing franchise in the history of Canadian publishing, which has"